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International Herald Tribune Washington’s robust anti-terror alliance with the Philippines, including the presence of U.S. troops in the southern Mindanao region, will almost certainly remain under Barack Obama’s incoming administration, the Philippine defense chief said Wednesday. Both countries continue to benefit from counterterrorism cooperation and there has been no sign that either wants to change...
The provincial veterinarian office on Thursday said the death of at least 50 pigs here since December was caused by a mixture of viral and bacterial infection. But Dr. Nestor Barroga, provincial veterinarian, said they could not determine yet what type of virus affected the animals. Barroga's statement came in the wake of the tests being conducted by experts from the United Nations on pigs in Luzon,...
The residents of Barangay San Francisco town in Santo Tomas town in Batangas province have become restless due to inexplicable fire incidents that have taken place in the compound of the Millar family. The first of 17 incidents occurred last October 16 when a curtain hanging in a dining area suddenly went into flames. More incidents of fire reportedly happened the next three days. Then it reportedly...
Manila - Three police officers were killed Friday in a road collision while on their way to beef up security in a southern Philippine town, a police official said. Inspector Rodrigo Tungal said the officers were killed when their patrol car collided ...
Manila - Hundreds of thousands of barefoot devotees joined an annual procession in the Philippine capital on Friday to honour a centuries-old statue of a suffering Jesus Christ. Security was tight at Quiapo district in downtown Manila, with hundreds ...
Business Mirror reports that The Philippines is stepping up efforts to export an additional 65,000 metric tons (MT) of “A” sugar next year under the tariff-rate quota (TRQ) scheme of the U. S. government. This move comes as a result of indications that the U. S. could import an additional 500,000 MT of sugar. [...]
Sometimes people show their esteem toward animals by taking life-saving actions. On January 1, 2009, two fishermen in the Philippines rescued a giant sea cow which had become trapped on the shore by a low tide. Sea cows, also called Dugongs, are a highly endangered species. They’re known to live up to 70 years but to give birth to [...]
Anyone or any country for that matter would love to be tagged as something. But if you get branded as the no. 1 country due to drug trafficking, that is another story. The Philippines, oozing with ecstacy and cocaine has become the number one place for drugs, owing to the fact that drug trafficking-related cases have grown rampant over the years. The latest of which involved the “ Alabang Boys ” scandal...
The family of a woman from Thunder Bay, Ont., found dead in the Philippines says they have word that the country’s National Bureau of Investigation will look into her death.
MANILA, Philippines - President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo directed security forces to pursue a "war of rapid conclusion" against threat groups, which will see the frontloading of development efforts in tandem with military operations, officials said.
Share prices closed lower on Thursday in the Philippines. The benchmark 30-company Philippine Stock Exchange index fell 33.17 points or 1.6553 percent to 1,970.72 while the all-share index went down 17.32 point or 1.3658 percent to 1,250.77. Losers outnumbered Gainers 68 to 24 while 30 stocks remained unchanged. A total of 636 million shares changed hand valued at 1.14 billion pesos (24.5 million U.S....
‘Juana Change’ protest videos are the newest YouTube sensation in the Philippines. The videos were introduced last month when various groups were opposing the proposal to amend the 1987 Philippine Constitution. Thanks to the internet, Juana Change (played by artist Mae Paner) is now a popular figure in the Philippines.
Business World Online reports that the Philippine government is targeting a very large investment total within the next three years. At least twenty investors are interested in building biofuel/ethanol plants in the country. Mandated standards of a 10% blend by 2011 would require existence of at least 18 facilities. This growth in [...]
The case of the Alabang Boys (Brodett, Joseph, & Tecson) & the bribery scandal is confusing. Bribery? What’s new? After the early release of Claudio Teehankee Jr. last October, it does not surprise me that strings are being pulled once again. Maybe that’s why I wasn’t too keen in figuring [...]
In Sta.Lucia Guimba Nueva Ecija there's a guy who discovered that the garlic or bawang can be use to create a master piece or a good painting.and this guy really want u guys to appreciate his discovery,specially those who love arts.
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He is good!!! uhm, i just want to know, how did he make the paint from garlic????
en - (not a member) - 04/01/2009